The rock band Hell & Hollar was the winner of Making Music’s most recent Community Video people’s choice competition. Their video for the song “Showdown” received three times as many votes as the runner-up. Hell & Hollar is a rock band from South Florida featuring Blake Burns on guitar and vocals, Nate Largent on drums, Johnny […]

Alternative tunings are a fantastic way to reinvigorate your guitar playing, songwriting, and creativity. The instantly altered sound naturally gives your mind different creative ideas, and makes you play a different way as a result. And of course, many great songs are written in different tunings, meaning sooner or later you’ll encounter material you need […]

Casio has added two new models to its Celviano Grand Hybrid digital piano line – the GP-310 and GP-510. The new models boast several enhanced features, including a more powerful speaker system, improved harpsichord Tone, and an improved Concert Play mode. The GP-310 and GP-510 digital pianos were revealed in the company’s booth during The […]

Although Rovner Products’ production department had been idle since the end of March due to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s COVID-19 state mandate closing all non-essential businesses, in late April some of the company’s manufacturing equipment was redeployed. “In March, stories of desperate medical workers were all over the news, and we were horrified. We realized […]

Head voice, falsetto, and whistle are the three highest-pitched registers of the voice. This article will help you understand what they are, the differences between them, and how to exercise your voice within your uppermost registers. What is head voice? Head voice is the primary register you use to sing high pitches. To raise […]

Bamboo is the most sustainable choice for musical instruments. Highly renewable, Bamboo regenerates quickly without being replanted—sometimes growing up to three feet per day. The straight grain of this “grass” is actually stronger than most hardwoods. Kala’s Bamboo U•BASS is beautifully natural-looking with clean lines and bamboo from top to bottom—from the headstock to the […]

Chuck Schiele takes you through the beginning steps on how to record an acoustic guitar in stereo. Part one is a general overview for beginners on the basic thinking and process of recording, what a signal chain is, and a thing or two about microphones and mic’ing technique.

The microphone cable remains one of the most popular cable types used in audio and video production. This is true for schools and churches as well as for recording studios and live performance production. While wireless microphones have eliminated the need for some mic cables, the growth in the use….

Dave Sanborn, the veteran saxophonist, and six-time Grammy Award winner, has announced he will soon present the first episode of his new music show, Sanborn Sessions. The new series is hosted by Sanborn and features a diverse roster of accomplished artists from a variety of genres and generations. In its initial season, Sanborn welcomes Kandace Springs, […]

21 Benefits of Learning a Musical Instrument

For some people, music is a hobby that helps them relax and have fun. For others, it goes beyond
the profession and is a style of living. No matter on which side of the spectrum a musician is, the
theoretical and practical knowledge accumulated along the way shapes the way a musician sees
and interacts with the world.

The benefits of learning a musical instrument are numerous. They range from improved social
interaction skills and increased empathy to refined time, money and people management skills.
The team at The Musician Lab went through all the advantages and produced an infographic listing21 benefits of learning a musical instrument.

The causes of these improvements lie in stimulated brain functioning, both in zones associated
with emotions and mental capabilities, but also in the interaction with music teachers, instrument
sellers, and other musicians.

If you haven’t picked up an instrument yet, you might want to consider starting out, even just as a
hobby.

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I like that you mentioned that learning a musical instrument will enable a person to become more confident. As you said, this is because they have skills that not everyone knows. I guess I will consider this for my son especially piano. He is just a very timid person like his dad. He can be left alone at a park, but he wouldn’t have friends since he would rather play on his own.

I knew you had better memory and concentration playing an instrument, but I never thought about your body getting a physical workout. Knowing your hand-eye coordination gets better when you play an instrument makes me want to enroll my kids in piano or violin lessons. Since I don’t have any kids at the moment, I’ll make sure my brother enrolls my niece in lessons as soon as possible.